The highlight of today was seeing 10 species of gull (which included 3 Glaucous Gulls) at Sea Palling. There was a load of Razor Clams washed up during the week by the strong easterly winds and now thousands of gulls have arrived in the area to join in on the shellfish feast.
The rough totals were:
Glaucous Gull - 3 (all 1st winters, but there was also a 3rd-winter in the area that I didn't see).
Yellow-legged Gull - 7
Little Gull - 9
Mediterranean Gull - 6
Kittiwake - 10
Common Gull - 1000+
Black-headed Gull - 1000+
Herring Gull - 500
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 300
Great Black-backed Gull - 100
Also on the beach were a few waders, including Sanderling and about 6 Purple Sandpipers.
On the way out to the coast I found 7 Cranes just north-west of Acle bridge feeding near the road. Here's some photos and a video of them.
The rough totals were:
Glaucous Gull - 3 (all 1st winters, but there was also a 3rd-winter in the area that I didn't see).
Yellow-legged Gull - 7
Little Gull - 9
Mediterranean Gull - 6
Kittiwake - 10
Common Gull - 1000+
Black-headed Gull - 1000+
Herring Gull - 500
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 300
Great Black-backed Gull - 100
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| 2nd-winter Yellow-legged Gull |
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| Adult Yellow-legged Gull (top), adult Lesser Black-backed Gull (middle), 1st-winter Herring Gull (lower-right) and 2nd-winter Common Gull (lower-left) |
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| Oiled Adult Common Gull |
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| Juvenile Herring Gull |
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| Adult winter Little Gull |
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| Juvenile Kittiwake |
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| Adult Kittiwake (left), adult summer Mediterranean Gull (centre) and adult summer Black-headed Gull. |
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| Adult Common Gulls |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| Gull watching |
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| Some of the gulls. |
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| Purple Sandpiper |
On the way out to the coast I found 7 Cranes just north-west of Acle bridge feeding near the road. Here's some photos and a video of them.
The rough totals were:
Glaucous Gull - 3 (all 1st winters, but there was also a 3rd-winter in the area that I didn't see).
Yellow-legged Gull - 7
Little Gull - 9
Mediterranean Gull - 6
Kittiwake - 10
Common Gull - 1000+
Black-headed Gull - 1000+
Herring Gull - 500
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 300
Great Black-backed Gull - 100
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| 2nd-winter Yellow-legged Gull |
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| Adult Yellow-legged Gull (top), adult Lesser Black-backed Gull (middle), 1st-winter Herring Gull (lower-right) and 2nd-winter Common Gull (lower-left) |
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| Oiled Adult Common Gull |
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| Juvenile Herring Gull |
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| Adult winter Little Gull |
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| Juvenile Kittiwake |
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| Adult Kittiwake (left), adult summer Mediterranean Gull (centre) and adult summer Black-headed Gull. |
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| Adult Common Gulls |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| Add caption |
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| 1st winter Glaucous Gull |
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| Gull watching |
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| Some of the gulls. |
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| Purple Sandpiper |
On the way out to the coast I found 7 Cranes just north-west of Acle bridge feeding near the road. Here's some photos and a video of them.
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